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"title": "Statue of Gudea",
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"description": "Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash, 2144\u20132124 BCE. Mesopotamia, Iraq, Lagash (Tello). Dolerite; overall: 21 x 17.8 x 20.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1963.680",
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"description": "This headless figure\u2019s clasped hands create a distinctive gesture that recurs frequently on more than 30 recorded statues of the Mesopotamian ruler Gudea. Between c. 2144\u20132124 BCE, Gudea ruled as ensi (governor) of the city-state of Lagash, located in modern-day Iraq. Scholars have identified more than 2,400 inscriptions that describe his reign, which included patronage of the arts and an extensive building program. Statues like this one would have been placed in temples as stand-ins for Gudea himself, demonstrating his devotion and piety.",
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"citation": "Parrot, Andre\u0301. Tello; Vingt Campagnes de Fouilles (1877-1933). Paris: A. Michel (1948): 167-169.",
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"citation": "Tortora, Phyllis G., and Keith Eubank. A Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress. New York: Fairchild Publications (1989): 21.",
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"citation": "Reade, Julian. \"Early monuments in Gulf stone at the British Museum, with observations on some Gudea statues and the location of Agade.\" Zeitschrift f\u00fcr Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Arch\u00e4ologie 92 (2002): 276-284.",
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"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.",
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